THE RIB OF A HEALTHY HUSBAND (1 OF 4)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Genesis 2:18-24
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Sermon: The Rib Of A Healthy Husband (1 of 4)
Sermon Series: The Healthy Family
Preacher: Jeff Strite
Text: Genesis 2:18-24
OPEN: At Sunday School, they were teaching about how God created the world and little Johnny was intrigued when he heard that Eve had been created out of one of Adam's ribs. Later in the week, Johnny complained to his mother that he was experiencing pain, and his mom asked: "Well, Johnny, where is the pain at?"
He replied, "I have a pain in my side.... I think I'm gonna to have a wife."
Genesis 2 tells us HOW God created Adam and Eve.
Adam was created from the dust of the earth, and God breathed into him the breath of life. THEN God created Eve from one of the ribs in Adam's side.
ILLUS: Sometime back, Scott (our Family Minister) says a person argued that the Bible was false because men had the same number of ribs as women did. And so... if God removed a rib from Adam's side, men should be missing a rib.
Now that person was right: the vast majority of men & women are born with 24 ribs.
But there are exceptions to this rule. There are times when people have too many ribs or too few. According to one source: One out of 20 people are born with an extra rib (about 5% of the population). So, it does happen.
That person's facts WERE right: as a rule, men have the same number of ribs as women - but his reasoning was faulty. The Bible never says that ALL men lack a rib... ONLY Adam lost a rib.
So, why did God do it this way?
Why make Eve from one of Adam's ribs? Why not just make her from the dust of the earth like He did Adam?
Well, I can think of a few reasons:
For example: I believe God did this so that Adam would realize that this woman was a SPECIAL creation. There was nothing on earth that like her... anywhere.
Just before God performed this surgery on Adam... God said "'It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.' Now out of the ground the LORD Go ...
Sermon Series: The Healthy Family
Preacher: Jeff Strite
Text: Genesis 2:18-24
OPEN: At Sunday School, they were teaching about how God created the world and little Johnny was intrigued when he heard that Eve had been created out of one of Adam's ribs. Later in the week, Johnny complained to his mother that he was experiencing pain, and his mom asked: "Well, Johnny, where is the pain at?"
He replied, "I have a pain in my side.... I think I'm gonna to have a wife."
Genesis 2 tells us HOW God created Adam and Eve.
Adam was created from the dust of the earth, and God breathed into him the breath of life. THEN God created Eve from one of the ribs in Adam's side.
ILLUS: Sometime back, Scott (our Family Minister) says a person argued that the Bible was false because men had the same number of ribs as women did. And so... if God removed a rib from Adam's side, men should be missing a rib.
Now that person was right: the vast majority of men & women are born with 24 ribs.
But there are exceptions to this rule. There are times when people have too many ribs or too few. According to one source: One out of 20 people are born with an extra rib (about 5% of the population). So, it does happen.
That person's facts WERE right: as a rule, men have the same number of ribs as women - but his reasoning was faulty. The Bible never says that ALL men lack a rib... ONLY Adam lost a rib.
So, why did God do it this way?
Why make Eve from one of Adam's ribs? Why not just make her from the dust of the earth like He did Adam?
Well, I can think of a few reasons:
For example: I believe God did this so that Adam would realize that this woman was a SPECIAL creation. There was nothing on earth that like her... anywhere.
Just before God performed this surgery on Adam... God said "'It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.' Now out of the ground the LORD Go ...
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